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1.1 Purpose
This document sets out Mont Royal Resources Limited's (Company) policy regarding
its directors, officers, employees, consultants and contractors (irrespective of location)
who Deal or may Deal in Company Securities and should be read in its entirety.
The purpose of this Policy is to:
provide a summary of the law on insider trading in Australia and Canada;
(a)
outline the prohibitions on dealing in Company Securities to prevent the misuse
(b)
of unpublished information which could materially affect the value of such
securities;
(c) ensure that the reputation of the Company, its directors, officers, employees,
consultants and contractors is not adversely impacted by perceptions of dealing
in securities at inappropriate times; and
(d) achieve high standards of corporate conduct and support market confidence in
the integrity of Dealing in Company Securities.
1.2 Source of legal obligations
The sources of legal obligations underpinning this Policy include:
the
(a) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), which, among other
things, prohibits insider trading by anyone (regardless of geographical location);
(b) the ASX Listing Rules, ASX Guidance Note 27 (Trading Policies) and ASX
Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, which set out
requirements for responsible trading in listed company shares; and
(c) the TSX Venture Exchange Policies and applicable Canadian securities laws.
2. Insider trading prohibition – the law
It is an offence under the Corporations Act to Deal using Inside Information, or
communicate Inside Information to others who will, or are likely to, Deal on the Inside
Information.
Trading Policy
Approved by the Board with effect from 22 October 2025
1. Introduction
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3. Dealing in Company securities
3.1 When a Designated Person MAY Deal
A Designated Person may Deal in Company Securities unless restricted from doing so
under clause 3.2 (When a Designated Person May Not Deal).
3.2 When a Designated Person MAY NOT Deal
(a) Subject to clause 4 (Exceptions), a Designated Person may not Deal in
Company Securities during the following designated Black-out Periods:
(i) the period two weeks prior to, and 24 hours after the release of the
Company's quarterly results;
(ii) the period two weeks prior to, and 24 hours after the release of the
Company's half-year results;
(iii) the period two weeks prior to, and 24 hours after the release of the
Company's full-year results;
(iv) the 21 calendar days up to and including the date of the Annual General
Meeting; and
(v) any other period determined by the Chair in consultation with the
Company Secretary to be a Black-out Period from time to time.
(b) In addition to the restrictions in clause 3.2(a), a Designated Person may not
Deal in Company Securities at any time if he or she has:
(i) information that he or she knows, or ought reasonably to know, is Inside
Information; or
(ii) not complied with clause 5 (Notice of Dealing in Company Securities).
3.3 When employees, consultants or contractors (other than a Designated
Person) MAY Deal
An employee, consultant or contractor (who is not a Designated Person) may, at any
time, Deal in Company Securities if he or she does not have information that he or she
knows, or ought reasonably to know, is Inside Information.
3.4 When employees, consultants or contractors (other than a Designated
Person) MAY NOT Deal
An employee, consultant or contractor (who is not a Designated Person) who has
information that he or she knows, or ought reasonably to know, is Inside Information
may not:
(a) Deal in Company Securities;
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(b) advise, procure or encourage another person to deal in Company Securities; or
(c) pass on information to any person if they know, or ought reasonably to know,
that the person may use the information to Deal in (or procure another person to
Deal in) Company Securities.
4. Exceptions
4.1 Permitted dealings
Subject to not being in the possession of Inside Information, a Designated Person may
at any time:
(a) transfer Company Securities already held into a superannuation fund or other
saving scheme in which the Designated Person is a beneficiary;
(b) invest in, or trade in units of, a fund or other scheme (other than a scheme only
investing in Company Securities) where the assets of the fund or scheme are
invested at the discretion of a third party;
(c) undertake to accept, or accept, a takeover offer;
(d) participate in an offer or invitation made to all or most security holders, including
a rights issue, equal access buy-back, security purchase plan or dividend or
distribution reinvestment plan, where the timing and structure of the offer or
invitation has been approved by the Board. This includes decisions relating to
whether or not to take up the entitlements and sale of entitlements required to
provide for the take up of the balance of entitlements under a renounceable pro
rata issue;
(e) exercise (but not Deal with the securities following exercise) an option or right
under an employee incentive scheme where the final date for the exercise of
the option or right falls during a Black-out Period or the Company has had a
number of consecutive Black-out Periods and the Designated Person could not
reasonably have been expected to exercise it at a time when free to do so;
(f) acquire (but not Deal with the securities following acquisition) Company shares
by conversion of financial instruments giving rights to conversion to shares (eg.
options or convertible securities) where the final date for the conversion of the
security falls during a Black-out Period or the Company has had a number of
consecutive Black-out Periods and the Designated Person could not reasonably
have been expected to exercise it at a time when free to do so;
(g) acquire Company securities under a bonus issue made to all holders of
securities of the same class;
(h) acquire Company securities under a dividend reinvestment, or top-up plan that
is available to all holders of securities of the same class;
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(i) acquire, or agree to acquire or exercise options under a Company employee
share plan;
(j) withdraw ordinary shares in the Company held on behalf of the Designated
Person in an employee share plan where the withdrawal is permitted by the
rules of that plan;
(k) acquire ordinary shares in the Company as a result of the exercise of options
held under an employee share scheme; or
(l) where the Designated Person is a trustee, trade in the securities of the
Company by that trust, provided the Designated Person is not a beneficiary of
the trust and any decision to trade during a Black-out Period is taken by the
other trustees or by the investment managers independently of the Designated
Person.
4.2 Approval to dispose or transfer Company Securities in exceptional
circumstances
(a) In exceptional circumstances a Designated Person may seek written approval
from the Chair (Approval Officer) to dispose of or transfer (but not acquire or
otherwise Deal with) Company Securities during a Black-out Period (Disposal
Consent).
(b) The Approval Officer will act with caution in determining whether there are
exceptional circumstances, which may include, but will not be limited to, where:
(i) the Designated Person is in severe financial hardship and a pressing
financial commitment cannot be satisfied otherwise than by disposing of
Company Securities; or
(ii) the Designated Person is required by a court order, or there are court
enforceability undertakings, to transfer or dispose of Company
Securities or there is some other overriding legal regulatory requirement
for them to do so.
(c) A Designated Person seeking Disposal Consent based on clause 4.2(b)(i) must
provide the Approval Officer with:
(i) a written application stating all of the facts; and
(ii) copies of relevant supporting documentation, including contact details
of the Designated Person's accountant, bank and other such
independent institutions (where applicable).
(d) A Designated Person seeking Disposal Consent based on clause 4.2(b)(ii) must
provide the Approval Officer with a written application accompanied by relevant
court and/or supporting legal documentation (where applicable).
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(e) The Approval Officer may grant Disposal Consent to a Designated Person:
(i) only if that Designated Person is not in possession of Inside
Information; and
(ii) on such terms and conditions (including the duration of the right to
dispose or transfer) as considered reasonable in the circumstances by
the Approval Officer.
(f) The Approval Officer will notify the Board of any Disposal Consent granted to a
Designated Person.
(g) A Disposal Consent, if granted, will be issued in writing to the Designated
Person and will contain a specified time period during which the disposal or
transfer can be made.
5. Approval and notification requirements
5.1 Approval requirements
(a) Any Designated Person (other than the Chair) wishing to Deal in Company
Securities must obtain the prior written approval of the Chair or the Board
before doing so.
(b) If the Chair wishes to Deal in Company Securities, the Chair must obtain the
prior approval of the Board before doing so.
5.2 Approvals to Deal
(a) All requests to Deal in Company Securities as referred to in clause 5.1 must
include the intended volume of securities to be Dealt in and an estimated time
frame for the Dealing.
(b) Copies of written approvals must be forwarded to the Company Secretary prior
to the approved Dealing.
5.3 Notification
(a) Subsequent to approval obtained in accordance with clause 5.2, any
Designated Person who Deals in Company Securities must notify the Company
Secretary in writing of the details of the transaction within five business days of
the Dealing occurring.
(b) The notification obligation in clause 5.3(a) operates at all times but does not
apply to acquisitions of shares or options by employees made under employee
share or option schemes, nor does it apply to the acquisition of shares as a
result of the exercise of options under an employee share scheme.
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6. Insider Trading Reports
"Reporting insiders" of the Company are required to file insider trading reports in
Canada within five (5) days of a change in their ownership position in any securities of
the Company (this includes the grant of options or other convertible securities to such
persons or the exercise by them of such options or convertible securities). Reporting
insiders are also required to file an “initial” insider report within ten days of the date on
which the person or the Company became a reporting insider (an initial report is not
required, however, when a person becomes a reporting insider if he/she has no direct or
indirect beneficial ownership, control or direction over securities of the Company).
These reports are to be filed electronically using the SEDI system.
7. Other restrictions
7.1 Incomplete Buy or Sell Orders
(a) Buy or sell orders for Company Securities which are placed but not completed
outside of a Black-out Period are subject to the following restrictions once the
Black-out Period commences:
(i) the order must be completed within five trading days otherwise it will
lapse; and
(ii) the order cannot be varied.
(b) Any order subject to this procedure should be notified in writing to the Company
Secretary within 24 hours of the Black-out Period commencing.
7.2 Derivatives
(a) The Company prohibits the use of Derivatives in relation to unvested equity
instruments, including performance share rights, and vested Company
Securities that are subject to disposal restrictions (such as a 'Holding Lock').
(b) Derivatives may be used in relation to vested positions which are not subject to
disposal restrictions subject to compliance with the law and the other provisions
of this Policy.
7.3 Prohibition on Margin Loan Arrangements
Designated Persons may not:
(a) enter into a Margin Loan or similar funding arrangement to acquire any
Company Securities; or
(b) use Company Securities as security for a Margin Loan or similar funding
arrangement.
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7.4 Securities of other companies
The prohibitions in the Corporations Act against insider trading applies equally to where
Inside Information is being held by a person about another listed company or entity.
This may occur, for example, where in the course of negotiating a transaction with the
Company, another listed entity provides confidential information about itself or another
listed entity. Accordingly, if a person possesses Inside Information in relation to the
securities of another listed entity, they must not Deal in those securities.
8. Penalties
8.1 Insider trading is a criminal offence. A person who commits a breach of the insider
trading provisions could be subject to both civil and criminal penalties for the individual
and for the Company.
8.2 In Canada, a contravention of the insider trading and reporting rules can result in
penalties including possible civil damages to sellers or purchasers of shares,
imprisonment for up to 10 years and fines equal to an amount that is: (a) not less than
any profits made by any person as a result of the contravention; and (b) not more than
the greater of $5 million and an amount equal to triple any profit made by any person
because of the contravention. In addition, a cease trade order may be issued against
the offending person and late filing fees of $50 per day for each transaction that is
reported late can be imposed.
8.3 In addition, the insider trader, and any other persons involved in the contravention, may
also be liable to compensate third parties for any resulting loss.
9. Policy compliance
9.1 During the year the Company may require confirmation from Designated Persons that
they have complied with this Policy. The Company may also require confirmation (or
declarations) of holdings in securities. All such requested information must be supplied
within five business days of the request being made.
9.2 A breach of this Policy will be regarded very seriously and may lead to disciplinary
action being taken (including termination of employment or implementation of a
probationary period). If the Company becomes aware of any breach of this Policy, then
the Company may report such breach to the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission.
10. Who to contact
If an individual is in any doubt regarding their proposed dealing in securities, they
should contact the Company Secretary of any other information officer, which for
purposes of this policy would be the CEO and CFO as well.
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11. Publication
This Policy will be made available from the Company website (www.montroyalres.com).
12. Review
This policy shall be reviewed annually by the Board or a designated Committee of the
Board to ensure that it is operating effectively and ascertain whether changes are
required to the policy. Based on the results of the review, the policy may be revised
accordingly.
13. Defined terms
For the purposes of this Policy:
Black-out Periods means a relevant period as defined by the Company when
Designated Persons may not Deal in Company Securities.
Company
Securities
includes shares, options, warrants, derivatives and interests in
shares (including vested options and vested performance share
rights) linked in any way to the underlying price of shares in the
Company.
Dealing includes:
(a) applying for, acquiring or disposing of securities;
(b) entering into an agreement to apply for, acquire or
dispose of, securities; and
(c) granting, accepting, acquiring, disposing, exercising or
discharging an option or other right or obligation to
acquire or dispose of securities.
Derivatives include:
(a) derivatives within the meaning given in section 761D of
the Corporations Act (such as options, forward
contracts, swaps, futures, warrants, caps and collars);
and
(b) any other transaction in financial products which operate
to limit (in any way) the economic risk associated with
holding the relevant securities.
Designated
Persons
means each of:
(a) the Directors of the Company;
(b) any other person who has the authority and
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the
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activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, including
the Company Secretary and the Chief Financial Officer
and their direct reports;
(c) any person who by their role or otherwise, becomes
aware of Inside Information by having access to
confidential material which may contain potentially price
sensitive information including the Company board
papers, periodic disclosure materials or any other
relevant document; and
(d) in relation to those persons identified in paragraphs (a),
(b) and (c) above, the following people are also deemed
to be Designated Persons:
(i) their spouse or any of their children (including
step children) under the age of 18 years;
(ii) a trust which they, any members of their family,
or family controlled company are a trustee or
beneficiary; and
(iii) a company which they or their family control.
Inside Information means information which is not generally available to the market
and, if it were generally available to the market, would be likely
to have a material effect on the price or value of securities.
Annexure A provides further details about what constitutes
Inside Information.
Margin Loan means any lending or similar arrangement allowing a person to
borrow money to invest in securities using existing investments
as security.
Reporting Insider means: a) a director or an officer of the Company, b) director or
an officer of a person that is itself an insider or a subsidiary of
an issuer, c) a person that has (i) beneficial ownership of, or
control or direction over, directly or indirectly, or, (ii) a
combination of beneficial ownership of, and control or direction
over, directly or indirectly, securities of an issuer carrying more
than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the issuer's
outstanding voting securities, excluding, for the purpose of the
calculation of the percentage held, any securities held by the
person as underwriter in the course of a distribution, d) an issuer
that has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired a security
of its own issue, for so long as it continues to hold that security,
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Annexure A Inside Information
1. Inside information
Inside Information means information which is not generally available to the market and,
if it were generally available to the market, would be likely to have a material effect on
the price or value of securities.
2. Information that is generally available
2.1 Information is considered to be generally available if:
(a) it consists of readily observable matter; or
(b) it has been made known in a manner likely to bring it to the attention of
investors in securities and a reasonable period for dissemination of that
information has elapsed; or
(c) it may be deduced, inferred or concluded from the above.
2.2 Information will be generally available if it has been released to the ASX or the TSXV,
published in an Annual Report or prospectus or otherwise been made generally
available to the investing public and a reasonable period of time has elapsed after the
information has been disseminated in one of these ways. A “reasonable period of time”
will be two trading days, however, it may be shorter or longer depending on the market
following of the Company. The Company Secretary or other officer of the Company
should be consulted to determine what would be a “reasonable period of time” in the
circumstances.
2.3 For the purposes of the insider trading provisions of the Corporations Act, information is
defined broadly and includes matters of supposition and other matters which are
insufficiently definite to warrant being made known to the public. It also includes matters
relating to the intentions of a person.
3. Material Effect on the Price of Securities
3.1 Information is considered by the Corporations Act to be likely to have a material effect
on the price or value of securities of a company if the information would, or would be
likely to, influence persons who commonly invest in securities in deciding whether or not
to subscribe for, buy or sell those securities.
3.2 It is not possible to list all of information that may be material, however, the following
type of information would be likely to be considered to have a material effect on the
Company's share price:
(a) information regarding a material increase or decrease in the Company's
financial performance from previous results or forecasts, such as changes to
profit results;
(b) a proposed material business or asset acquisition or sale;
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(c) the damage or destruction of a material operation of the Group;
(d) proposed material legal proceedings to be initiated by or against the Company;
(e) regulatory action or investigations undertaken by a Government authority;
(f) the launch of a new business or material new product; or
(g) a proposal to undertake a new issue of securities or major change in financing.
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